Silversmithing developed as a functional art. Historically cheaper than gold worldwide, artists around the world we able to use the metal to make pieces that were admired as much for their form as for their beautiful luster. Pure silver was too soft to be used…

After taking a class in silversmithing, I fell in love with designing and making jewelry. With my notebook in hand everywhere I went — coffee shops, museums, trips to the city, hikes or even vacations to new places — I constantly found myself sketching ideas for new designs, but my time and…

This is a guest post from LJ, one of the first designers to join the Make*It…

With more than 1 billion people active daily users on Facebook, over one in every seven people worldwide is using social media every day. Technology is connecting people in unimaginable ways. Many of the benefits of this new connectivity are being realized within the virtual…